Wassan denies receiving show cause notice

Sindh Minister for Prisons, Manzoor Wassan said on Friday that he has not prepared any controversial report about the drought situation in Tharparkar, ARY News reported.

The provincial minister also denied reports of reception of a show cause notice by saying that he has not received any such notice. Wassan maintained that he will surely provide an explanation if he receives one.

Media reports suggest that the corruption inquiry report on Thar crisis terming the Sindh government responsible for ‘criminal negligence’ causing the great loss of life in the desert region.

The minister claimed that the situation worsened due to the failure of district administration adding that Sindh government is not responsible for the mismanagement.